Toy vehicle



F. KACIREK TOY VEHICLEy Filed Dec. a. 1924 @Ging/MMM, M026 CP flaw Gnou/m130 Patented Jan. 5, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK KACIREK, F CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO ALFRED L. HOHLFELDER, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

TOY VEHICLE.

Application 'filed December To all whom it may camera.'

Be it known that I, FRANK KACTREK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful. Improvement in a Toy Vehicle, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention is concerned with toy vehicles and more particularly with toy vehicles adapted to be straddled by the juvenile rider.

The general object of my invention is the provision of a novelty adaptable to toy vehicles of the type referred to which may be economically manufactured and which may be of a durable character while providing movable elements in imitation of the movable elements of an aeroplane all operated from the front of the vehicle.

A further object of my invention is the provision of a toy vehicle of the class referred to having a propeller' and driving `-5 means therefor all carried by a front fork member attached to a dirigible wheel.

Other objects of my invention will hereinafter be set forth in the following description referring to the accompanying 3 drawings and the essential characteristics are summarized in the claims.

In the drawings Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a toy vehicle embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a central cross-sectional ele- 'i vation of the forward part ofthe vehicle;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken through the front portion of the ve hicle substantially along the line 3*?) of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a small plan view of the vehicle and Fig. 5 is a detail of a sound producing mechanism.

InY Fig. 1 I show a toy vehicle corresponding to the general construction of a popular form of juvenile toy having a pair of rear wheelsS supported 011 an axle 7 and a forward dirigible wheel 9 supporting a flat seat or body member 10. The forward wheel 9 is attached to a front fork member 12 having a bracket 13 affording a pivotal connection tothe forwardend ofthe bodv portion "10." The fork member is provided with a handle bar 11 at thetop thereof whereby the fork member may be pur oses. r y" invention contemplates a body conif l) u shape of thev'pulley` 4is such that as to provide a1 proper circuml turned for steering' 8, 1924. ,Serial No. 754,493.

struction which will be suggestive in a juvenile way of an aeroplane. I accordingly provide a rear rounded body portion 14 having a seat back and an imitation rudder. The rudder may be rigidcd with the body member 14, or as shown, it may be pivotally mounted on a vertically extending pin which is suitably supported by the body portion. This rudder may be shifted when the front wheel is turned by a very simple mechanism to be hereinafter described. The body member 14 may be provided with the seat back 1G which may be secured thereto and to the body member 10.

The fork member 12 is provided with a cowl structure 18 which is carried entirely by the forli member and may comprise metallic sheeting fashioned to present a sloping hood appearance. Positioned within this cowl structure is a forwardly extending portion 2O which may be formed integrally with the fork member 12 or separabl-e therefrom to comprise a bearing for a shaft 22 in accordance with the particular design of fork member it is desired to use,

namely either wooden or pressed metal design. As stated the interior of this structure constitutes a housing for a shaft 22 extending forwardly of the vehicle and upon an outer end of which is mounted an imitation propeller 24. The rearward end of the shaft extends into a cavity 21 which is suitably formed by constructing the steering fork 12 to be hollow and this rear extension of the shaft serves to carry a pulley 25 rigidly mounted thereon. This pulley may have a rim thereof notched whereby a vibrator blade 42 ma intermittently contact therewith to pro uce a noise in imitation of an aeroplane engine and this vibrator may be suitably mounted within the fork cavity 21.

Extending downwardly and completely housed by the fork structure is a flexible belt 2G having a quarter turn or twist therein whereby it may extend over a pulley 2T driven by the front wheel 9. The pulley 27 is mounted upon a spindle 3() bearing in slots 34 formed interi'orly of the side portions 25 of the front fork member 12. The as shownin Fig. 3

fereutial driving contact for the belt '2G while also .providing a' frictional ,Contact with the til-e9a Yof the front wheel 9.] The front wheel 9 as shown in Fig. inay be 1,5es,45o

mounted in any convenient manner on the Yfront forli and is conventionally illustrated in that ligure as beine' mounted upon a pin 35 bearing' in thebi'jurcated portions oi the torlr. The spindle 30 is engaged by springs 3l and 32, the ends ot which are secured to the biturcated portions 25 ot the forli l2. The slots l-l to permit an adjusting` or tloatine; nuivenient'ot' the shaft 30. rlie pulley thus urged into engagement with the tire El under all conditions. One of the slots is provided with an openingl JG to permit ii rtion ot theY shaft.

llav'mg described. the means by whichY l rotate a propeller disposed at the front end of the rehicle, l will now describe a specitie means by way oli illustration only, whereby the rudder may be moved when any move ment oi the front dirigible wheel talies place. is shown in Figs. l and el, the bracket member 13, connecting the dirigible tori; member l2 with the body l0, is provided with a rear Yardly extending' portieri Ll5 hi-eh may carry a pin 46. The pin l5 nes a longitudinally extending' lever suspended on depending' from the underside oit the body l() and the rear end o'I which engages a lug' i8 formed on the rudder member l5. Hence when the 'orl l2 turned the rudder l5 will be tilted.

lt will be understood that if it is desired, the front wheel may be mounted upon an asile suitably bearing' in the front fork.` whereby pedals may be provided for drivinn' the iront wheel. As shown in the drawines. however, the vehicle is propelled in the ual juvenile manner with the teetoontactine' with the ground.

it will be seen from the foregoing description ott my invention that l provide a very simple, novel, Iiuvenile toy having a ro` element disposed upon a trout diriiible member which rotating' member is always visible to the childs eyes and thus having a special appeal. Also by mounting he snaft Q2 on the 'front forl member, the driving' mechanism may be embodied in a toy in a very simple but durable construetion inducive to a commercially successful embodiment ot the invention.

l. claim:

l. ln a toy vehicle of the character described. the combination of a body supported by rear wheels, a front 'tori member pivotally connected to the body, a cowl structure carried by the fork member, a ,tronidirie'ible wheel attached to and supporting the forli, a shaftmounted in the cowl structure, a pulley mounted on the fork and driven by said .front wheel and flexible means drivingly connecting said pulley to the shaft.

2. lin a toy vehicle ot the character described the combination of a body supported by rear wheels, a single front dirigible wheel, a- 'torlred member therefor pivotally attached to the forward end ot' the body, a cowl structure supported by the .torlied member, a shaft mounted'ivithin the cowl structure and means driven by said Ytrent wheel Yfor rotating the shaft,

3. ln a three-wheeled toy Yvehicle the combination of a body having' a pair ot rear wheels and a trout dirigible wheel, a forked member attached teY the 'lront wheel, a cowl structure carried solely by the forked memer, a shaft supported by the lorled member and cowl structure and means carried by the foi-lied member and driven by said 'front wheel tor driving' the shaft.

ln a toy vehicle ot the character described a 'front ilorl; member, a wheel Connected thereto, a second wlieel driven by the tiret wheel, a shalt mounted on the tori( member with the axis thereof at substantially a right-angle to the axis ot said wheels, a pulley en the shaft and tlexible means drivingly connecting; said second wliee to the pulley.

ln a toy vehicle of the character described. a dirigible `wheel mounted on a biturcated steering' post, said post having means adapting' it to pivotal connection to a vehicle body, a pulley mounted between the biturcated portions ot said post and in juxtaposition to the rim ot' said wheel whereby the pulley may be irictionally driven by the wheel, a shaft rotatablyr mounted on the steeringl post and having' a second pulley mounted thereon and vflexible means connecting' said pulleys.

ln a toy vehicle et the character described, the combination of a body supported by rear wheels, a 'liront 'forli member pivotally connected to the body, a rudder attached to the rear end of tle body and a lever member connecting` the forli member to lne rudder whereby the forli member and rudder will be tilted in unison.

ln a toy vehicle ot the character described, the combination' ot a body supported by rear wheels, a front tori; member' pivotally connected to the body, a rotatable sha'tt carried by the Jorlr member, a front dirig'ible wheel attached to and supporting the iork, a propeller mounted on the shaft, a pulley mounted on the forli and driven by said front wheel and .t exible means driv'ingly connecting said pulley to the shaft.

S. ln a three-wheeled toy vehicle the coinbination of a body having; a pair ol: rear wheels and a front dirigible wheel, a steering;` member attached to the 'tront wheel, a pro'- peller sha'it carried solely by the steering' member, a pulley supported by the shatt membe-i` and means carried by the steering member and driven b v said front wheel -toi' drivingl the shaft.

9. ln a toy vehicle et scribed a Yliront steering,

the character deinember, a wheel connected thereto, a second wheel driven by the first wheel, a shaft mounted on the steering member with the axis thereof at substantially a right-angle to the axis of said wheels, a pulley on the shaft flexible means drivingly connecting said second wheel to the pulle and a resilient mounting for said second W eel.

10. In a toy vehicle of the character described a dirigible wheel mounted on a front steering post, said post having means adapting it to pivotal connection to a vehicle body, a pulley mounted on said post and in juxtaposition to the rim of said wheel whereby the pulley maiv be frictionally driven by the wheel, a shaft rotatal'ily mounted on the steering post and having a second pulley mounted thereon, flexible means connecting said pulleys and a resilient mounting on the steering post for supporting said second pulley in cooperative relation to the tire of said steering wheel.

1l. In a toy vehicle of the character' described the combination of a front dirigible member, a shaft carried thereby, a notched pulley mounted on the shaft, a steerable wheel carried by the fork, and .means `drivingly connecting the pulley and a vibrating member acting on the pulley to make a noise when the vehicle is moved.

12. In a toy vehicle of the character described the combination of a front dirigible fork member, a wheel carried thereby a notched member rotatably mounted on the fork member, a vibrator acting on the notches of said member to make a noise and means driven by said wheel for driving the notched member.

13. In a toy vehicle of the character described, the combination of a body supported by rear wheels, a front fork member pivotally connected to the body, a rotatable shaft carried by the fork member, a front dirigible wheel attached to and supporting the fork, a propeller mounted on the shaft, a notched pulley mount-cd on the fork and driven by said front wheel, a vibrator member acting on the notched pulley to make a noise and flexible means drivingly connecting said pulley to the shaft.

14. In a toy vehicle of the character described the combination of a body supported by rear wheels, a single front dirigible wheel, a forked member therefor pivotally attached to the forward end of the body, a bracket on the fork comprisino' said pivotal attachment, a lever supported by the body and connected to the lever, a rudder mounted on the body and means connecting the lever to the rudder whereby the rudder is tilted when the fork member is turned.

l5. In a three-wheeled toy vehicle the combination of a body having a pair of rear wheels and a front dirigible wheel, a steering member attached to the front wheel, a propeller shaft carried solely by the steering member, a pulley supported by the shaft member, means carried by the steering member and driven by said front wheel for driving the shaft, and means acting on the pulley to make a noise when the shaft is rotated.

1G. In a toy vehicle of the character described a dirigible wheel mounted on a front steering post, said post having means adapting it to pivotal connection to a vehicle body, a pulley mounted on said post and in juxtaposition to the rim of said wheel whereby the pulley may be frictionally driven by the wheel, a 'shaft rotatably mounted on the steering post and having a second pulley mounted thereon, flexible means connecting said pulleys, a resilient mounting on the steering post for supporting said second pulley in cooperative relation to the tire of said steering wheel and a noise producing device operated by said shaft.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto amx my signature.

FRANK KACIREK. 

